On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman on Friday said Israel’s airstrikes on Iran could derail nuclear negotiations but were likely needed.

Lauren Roberts was the first person to come forward to accuse Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s former top aide, Thomas Cook, of years of sexual misconduct. On Monday, she was forcibly removed from a City-County Council meeting. Now, she’s speaking to I-Team 8.

Mayor Joe Hogsett confirmed Tuesday that he has sent late-night texts to a female staffer about poetry and work after reports surfaced that these messages were left out of the investigative report commission by the City-County Council Investigative Committee.

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Dana Black and Republican Tom John, to discuss Hogsett facing calls to resign, Lauren Roberts being forcibly removed from council chamber, the possibility of impeachment for Hogsett, and the impact of immigration protests.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” A state lawmaker said a Congressional proposal to freeze state-level AI regulations would wipe out existing rules on deepfakes and other uses.

Potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs Indiana bought to carry out executions were wasted. 

News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake and Republican Ali Bartlett, to discuss Braun’s death penalty comments, Braun firing alumni-elected IU trustees, and Congress considering a freeze on A.I. regulations.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” the new leader of the FBI Indianapolis office on Wednesday said his agents will be involved in immigration enforcement actions in Indiana.

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins on Thursday said proposed cuts at his agency target redundant systems and bureaucracy rather than medical staff.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith lambasted Pride Month on social media on Friday, calling it an “annual siege on childhood innocence” backed by “corporate America and government institutions.”

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake and Republican Whitley Yates, to discuss the FBI’s new immigration role, Beckwith’s Pride Month post, former Columbus Township Trustee Benjamin Jackson spending taxpayer funds on trips to Abu Dhabi and Disney World, and the U.S. trade court blocking Trump’s tariffs.

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Timothy O'Malley became the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Indianapolis field office on May 20. A Notre Dame graduate, O'Malley joined the FBI in March of 2001 and has worked in a variety of roles since. His resume includes stints on the Honolulu FBI SWAT Team, the white-collar crime squad in Columbia, S.C. and overseas assignments in Romania and Australia. His most recent assignment was as assistant special agent in charge of the Cincinnati field office, overseeing cybercrime and intelligence programs.

News 8 government reporter Garrett Bergquist sat down with O'Malley at the FBI Indianapolis field office on the north side. Bergquist asked O'Malley about the FBI's expanded role in immigration enforcement and what O'Malley views as the top public safety threat facing central Indiana.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” an Indiana Congressman told News 8 imposing Medicaid work requirements is key to reining in the nation’s $36 trillion in debt.

Congressman André Carson told News 8 the Trump administration is not following Congressional directives on air traffic controller hiring.

A survivor of sexual assault told News 8 a new statute of limitations law would not have helped her, but is a good first step.

News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lara Beck and Republican Mario Massillamany, to discuss the House Budget Committee blocks budget bill, House Republicans pushing Medicaid work requirements, and the panel’s picks for the Indianapolis 500.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Sen. Todd Young says Indiana manufacturing could play a key role in his effort to rebuild America’s merchant vessel fleet.

Leaders with two Indianapolis nonprofits on Monday said cuts to AmeriCorps funding has killed several training programs in progress.

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lindsay Haake and Republican Tom John, to discuss Young’s shipbuilding push, Gov. Mike Braun and Lilly officials breaking ground on a major project for the LEAP District a week after Braun ordered an audit of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and the Union School Corp. filing a lawsuit against the state, Braun, and the head of the Indiana secretary of education, challenging the constitutionality of Senate Enrolled Act 1.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” Gov. Mike Braun will have the sole power to hire and fire the Indiana University Board of Trustees under the budget bill approved on April 25.

A health department director will have to postpone new services after state lawmakers cut tens of millions of dollars in funding.

Indiana Sen. Todd Young says America’s shipbuilding capacity is as much an economic security issues as a military one.

An Indiana University grad student is facing more than a dozen intimidation charges for sending threatening Christmas cards to members of the IU Board of Trustees.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith defends comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise. Braun said he didn’t like the way his lieutenant governor talked about the Three-Fifths Compromise in a widely-viewed social media post.

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Dana Black and Republican Tom John, to discuss Beckwith’s controversial Three-Fifths Compromise comments, Beckwith’s views and the Republican Party, Braun’s first 100 days, and the intimidation charges against the IU grad student.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” State lawmakers and Gov. Mike Braun said a cigarette tax hike and several spending cuts will close a revenue gap state budget analysts discovered last week.

The majority of Statehouse Democrats opposed the 2025 budget — crafted over four months and passed by Republicans early Friday morning — decrying unvetted last-minute additions and cuts.

Gov. Mike Braun will have the sole power to hire and fire the Indiana University Board of Trustees under the budget bill approved in the early morning hours of Friday.

News 8’s Phil Sanchez brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Lara Beck and Republican Whitley Yates, to discuss lawmakers changing the Indiana University governance, higher education making cuts to operations and repairs, local public health being cut to $40 million per year, nonprofit hospitals facing new rules, lawmakers approving the DEI ban, and more.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” The state revenue forecast released Wednesday shows Indiana taking in $2.4 billion less over the next three years than had been forecast in December, when lawmakers prepared to create a fiscal budget for the next two years.

Lawmakers said they will try to avoid cutting the most critical services to close a multibillion-dollar revenue gap.

A small school corporation in Randolph and Henry counties is one step closer to dissolution following the Senate’s approval of a plan to overhaul property taxes.

Two members of Indiana’s best political team on Friday said they suspect lawmakers will find a way to avoid cutting K-12 funding to close a revenue gap.

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On this edition of “All INdiana Politics,” A new deal for Indiana property tax relief has been made between Gov. Mike Braun’s office, the House, and the Senate.

An Indiana University professor and former mayor said most local governments would have very little money to spare if lawmakers approved a property tax overhaul.

Despite President Donald Trump reducing the size of his sweeping tariffs, prices for U.S. consumers are still expected to rise. 

News 8’s Garrett Bergquist brings in two members of Indiana’s best political team, Democrat Kip Tew and Republican Tom John, to discuss the property tax relief plan and homeowners, Braun’s political strategy, and the impact of the tariff fight.

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